United States / 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
East Carolina University
Voting intention · published 1 Nov 2026
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Election
- 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
- Polling institute
- East Carolina University
- Published
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fieldwork
- 26 Oct 2026 – 29 Oct 2026
- Sample size
- 1,041
- Margin of error
- ±3.5
- Methodology
- Not published
Results
East Carolina University, 1 Nov 2026: Cooper (D) leads with 54.0%, 9.0 points ahead of Whatley (R).
- Roy Cooper (D)54.0%+4.0 percentage points
- Michael Whatley (R)45.0%+2.0 percentage points
Change in percentage points vs. the previous poll by the same institute for this election.
How to read a poll
- Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
- ±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
- Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
- est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
- The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.